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A0087 Aldwark, adjacent to 1-5
The earliest traces of occupation on this site date to the 1st century AD and come from traces of timber buildings which were replaced with stone buildings in the 2nd century. Later Roman occupation was not recorded on the site, and the next period of activity, following a clearance, occurred in the 11th century and was represented by three cobble spreads, cut by two slots, and by some pits. Roman defences were refurbished with the formation of a clay and brushwood bank which overlay the cobble spreads, and to the south of it a ditch of U-shaped profile, some 7m deep, contained material which dated it to the 12th-13th century. Buildings dating to the 14th century on the Aldwark street frontage with hearths and ovens were recorded. It appears that the defensive bank or rampart was heightened during this period. 14th-15th century buildings with backyards and a barrel-lined well, which was superseded by a square well in the 15th-16th century, continue the medieval tenement development in the area. Post-medieval buildings indicate slightly less intensive occupation and so reusing of the medieval building materials.
A0008 Lloyds Bank, 6-8 Pavement (LB)
Traces of Roman activity were located at the base of one of the excavated trenches. A series of stratified occupation deposits and timber buildings, dating to the 9th and 10th centuries with superimposed floor and rubbish levels dating from the Anglo-Scandinavian period through to the 11th century. These timber buildings were set parallel or at right angles to the present street, Pavement. Although no complete structures were excavated there was evidence of a series of buildings running back from the street on two adjacent tenements. They appear to have been mainly used for domestic purposes although waste from leather, bone and antler working was recovered. The upper three meters of deposits were truncated by the cellars of buildings dating to the 18th century.